Iditarod River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Iditarod River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Iditarod River in Alaska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel, Yukon–Koyukuk |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | north of the Russian Mountains north of Chuathbaluk on the Kuskokwim River, Bethel Census Area 1,103 ft (336 m) 61°46′54″N 158°55′44″W / 61.78167°N 158.92889°W |
| River mouth | Innoko River 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Holikachuk, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area 56 ft (17 m) 63°01′46″N 158°45′57″W / 63.02944°N 158.76583°W |
| Length | 325 mi (523 km) |
The Iditarod River is a river in Alaska, United States. It flows for about 325 miles (523 km). This river is a branch, or tributary, of the larger Innoko River.
Where the River Flows
The Iditarod River starts in the northern part of the Russian Mountains. This area is near a place called Chuathbaluk. From there, the river flows mostly northeast. Then it turns west. It eventually joins the Innoko River. This meeting point is close to a village named Holikachuk.
What's in a Name?
The name Iditarod comes from the local Deg Hit’an people. They are an Athabascan group. Their name for the river was Haiditirod or Haidilatna. The English name Iditarod is a simpler way to say it. It might have come from the name of a village that was on the river. There was a village called Iditarod in the early 1900s.
